A simplified model for software inspection Articles uri icon

authors

  • MISRA, SANJAY
  • FERNANDEZ, LUIS
  • COLOMO PALACIOS, RICARDO

publication date

  • December 2014

start page

  • 1297

end page

  • 1315

issue

  • 12

volume

  • 26

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 2047-7473

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 2047-7481

abstract

  • Software inspection is considered a cost-effective quality assurance technique in software process improvement. Although inspections detect the majority of defects in the early stages of the development process, this technique is not a common practice in the software industry, especially in small and medium enterprises. In this paper, we propose a model for the inspection process intended to be applicable and acceptable to both small and medium enterprises and large software organisations. The model was implemented in two organisations: one in a medium-scale company and the other one in a department of a big company where its feasibility and benefits were confirmed. A comparison with recent alternative inspection models has also been performed showing the practicality of the proposal and ease of adoption and cost-effectiveness. Copyright (c) 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

keywords

  • distributed inspection; design; implementation; reviews; program; system; state; tool